Problems with Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia. The player, as MARCA has learned, has not shown up for the resumption of the Al Ittihad season and, by order of the coach, he will no longer participate in the ‘ministage’ that the team will do starting tomorrow in Dubai.
The player, like the rest of his teammates, I had this past Friday the 12th as presentation day at the club’s facilities in Jeddah, which, according to Saudi sources, he did not do.
So things, The Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, coach of the team, has decided not to make distinctions with him and he will not travel with the team, no matter what, to Dubai tomorrow, Sunday, the day on which Ittihad begins a mini-stage in the Emirates.
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The same sources say that The Frenchman already missed three training sessions before the end of the year in Jeddah, before the official vacation of the players prior to the Christmas break.
Saudi sources tell us that Karim is not part of the official preseason list in Dubai and since his absence is without Gallardo’s permission, he will not be able to participate in the entire ‘ministage’ in the Emirates.
Benzema’s problems come from behind. Five months after arrival, Karim has not managed to meet the expectations that his signing aroused among Saudi fans and strong criticism arose after Cristiano’s match against Al Nassr at home on December 26. No goals from Benzema and two from ‘Cris’.
Ittihad, current League champion, is seventh in the table, 25 points behind the leader Hilal, in a Saudi League that is stopped until February for the Asia Cup.
That 2-5 at home became, in fact, an ordeal for Benzema who, after the criticism received, chose to delete his Instagram account with millions of followers.
2024-01-13 20:54:17
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